Somewhere in a rank 1 cultivation country in Suzaku, a dirty old man who was eating a drumstick suddenly coughed a few times and spat out the chicken meat in his mouth. His face was extremely gloomy as he stood up, but then, after pondering a bit, he sat down.
His expression was extremely ugly as he muttered to himself, âSenior apprentice brother, you and I have battled throughout our entire lives. Are we going to continue to fight even when we are about to die⦠I lost the battle for the title of Suzaku back then so you could have it⦠But you shouldnât push it too far! Since Wang Lin was able to return from the Celestial Realm, he is chosen by me! If you ruin him, Iâll ruin Qian Feng!â
He threw the chicken drumstick in his hand away and his eyes glowed with anger.
âHowever, I wonder what the the chances of that junior Wang Lin turning that little girl Liu Mei into his cultivation furnace are⦠Senior apprentice brother, letâs see if your disciple is better or if my chosen candidate is superior. That will also be very fun!â
Wang Lin was cultivating with his eyes closed while sitting on the mosquito beast. After a long time, he opened his eyes and sighed.
âMy bodyâs injuries are fine, but the injuries to my soul are a problem. Also, I have this feeling of danger here in Suzaku. This feeling is definitely accurate.â
âRed Butterflyâs injuries were similar to mine, but she had a breakthrough. If I canât reach the late stage of Soul Formation by the time she comes out of close door cultivation, Iâm afraid I wonât be able to defend against her.â
Wang Lin was in deep thought when his expression suddenly changed. The mosquito stopped flying and looked around in confusion.
âBig dipper transfer! â an ancient voice suddenly yelled, and then a giant formation appeared in the sky.
Wang Lin didnât hesitate to put the mosquito away and teleport. However, he only teleported 1000 feet away before he was knocked out of his teleportation by an invisible force.
Shortly after, the formation in the sky moved and a powerful surge of spiritual energy poured out of it. Wang Lin was shocked and was sucked into the formation.
In the blink of an eye, his body disappeared inside the formation.
The formation slowly disappeared and an old man slowly walked out. He muttered, âCountry of Xue Yu, you owe this old man a favor!â
This person was the one that was sitting next to Gong Sunpo. He was a foreign affairs elder!
In a deserted area in the northern end of the Suzaku continent, a giant formation suddenly opened up and a person was thrown out.
Wang Lin stopped his body mid-air. He looked around and his expression darkened.
There was a middle-aged man before him as well as tables, chairs, and a tea set.
The middle-aged man was sitting on the chair as he picked up the cup, took a sip, and said, âJunior Ceng Niu, Iâm Xue Yuâs sect master, Li Yuanfeng. Iâm here to take your life for Red Butterfly!â
âSoul Transformation!â He was able to tell the middle-aged manâs cultivation level at a glance. His expression darkened even more. Without any hesitation, he tried to rip open a spatial rift to escape with the star compass.
Wang Lin knew that he couldnât resist a Soul Transformation cultivator. He could only try to escape.
However, Wang Linâs eyes suddenly became cold. Normally, with Wang Linâs cultivation level, he could easily tear open space, but right now, he couldnât tear it open even when using all his power.
This didnât have anything to do with his cultivation level dropping. After all, he was still at the early stage of Soul Formation, so he shouldâve easily been able to open a spatial rift.
The middle-aged man put down the tea cup and shook his head. âLittle guy, to prevent you from escaping, I set a formation to seal the space in this area. Your star compass might as well be a pile of trash here.â
Without a word, Wang Lin turned to teleport, but then his eyes suddenly became even colder. He couldnât teleport.
The star compass was useless and teleportation was useless. This person had clearly done plenty of research to set up this trap that prevented Wang Lin from escaping.
Wang Lin took one step and quickly backed away.
The middle-aged man casually poured another cup, gently blew at the tea, took a sip, put down the cup, and stood up. He shook his head and said, âI normally donât act, but when I do, I donât let my guard down just because my target is at the Soul Formation stage. Ceng Niu, you are definitely dying this time!â
He flew after Wang Lin.
The middle-aged man flew at exactly the same speed as Wang Lin. He was going too slow to catch up on purpose, like a cat playing with a mouse.
Wang Linâs expression darkened even more. He slapped his bag of holding and took out a piece of jade. He filled it with spiritual energy, causing a blue flame to quickly surround it, and then it disappeared.
âSun Tai, come quickly!â Wang Lin sighed.
Not long after, he quickly stopped. Before him stood three people.
The three of them were all wearing black robes and their faces were covered. The person in the middle took a step forward and then an oppressive aura appeared.
âAnother Soul Transformation cultivator!â Wang Linâs heart felt very bitter.
At this moment, the middle-aged man arrived. He stopped 100 feet away from Wang Lin and said, âThere is no need to run, Ceng Niu. Today is the day you die!â
With that, he raised his right hand and pointed at Wang Lin. A whirlwind suddenly appeared and charged toward Wang Lin.
Wang Lin quickly backed up. He took out the celestial sword and slashed at the whirlwind. The sword energy shattered the whirlwind and charged toward the middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man revealed a mocking smile. He caught the sword energy with his hand and crushed it.
âWhatâs this?â The middle-aged man was a bit surprised. His right hand felt a bit numb.
Wang Lin sighed again. After his cultivation level dropped, his spiritual energy was a mess. His origin soul had also taken damage, so he couldnât even show the same power he had when fighting Red Butterfly.
Wang Lin clenched his teeth and turned around to escape again.
Just at this moment, the Soul Transformation cultivator wearing black robes let out snort. He caught up to Wang Lin like lightning and gently hit Wang Linâs back with his palmâ¦
Wang Lin let out a painful groan. He only had time to focus all of the remaining spiritual energy in his body on his back and use the celestial sword to block. However, his body was still hit by a powerful force and was knocked into the ground 1000 feet away. He coughed out a huge mouthful of blood along with some small pieces of his internal organs.
Wang Linâs face was almost like a dead personâs. There were now more injuries on top of his previous ones.
The black-robed person reached out and took Wang Linâs celestial sword. He said, âThis is a good sword. There is even a sword spirit inside. Not bad!â
The middle-aged man faintly smiled and said, âThis sword belongs to you, but that little flag that can attract divine retribution belongs to me.â
The black-robed old man laughed and said, âOkay. The star compass originally belonged to my clan, so Iâm going to take it back!â
The middle-aged man nodded and said, âOf course.â
Wang Lin struggled to get up. His legs were trembling slightly. This was due to his injuries.
With a sullen expression, he looked at the black-robed old man and said, âGiant Demon Clan!â
The black-robed old man took off his mask, revealing a grey-haired elder, but his eyes were like the moonlight.
He looked at Wang Lin and laughed. âJunior Ceng Niu, this old man is indeed from the Giant Demon Clan. Back in the Celestial Realm, you stole the star compass from our young master, so Iâm here to take it back today. I hope you wonât mind.â
Wang Linâs gaze was dark. His right hand trembled as he took out pills from his bag and ate them before the two Soul Transformation cultivators. Then he calmly said, âTwo Soul Transformation old monsters came out at once to kill me. This honor, Iâll remember it!â
The middle-aged man faintly smiled and said, âThat is correct. Even though you are going to die, you should die with a smile. As for your treasures, Iâm very interested in them.â With that, he pointed at Wang Lin again.
This time, a surge of spiritual energy shot out from the middle-aged manâs finger toward Wang Lin.
Wang Lin had managed to recover a bit of spiritual energy, so he took out the restriction flag and shook it. Restriction gas came out and formed walls of restriction to block that surge of spiritual energy.
Many layers of the restriction gas were shattered, but it managed to stop the spiritual energy that was heading toward Wang Lin.
The middle-aged manâs eyes lit up as looked toward the restriction flag in Wang Linâs hand and smiled. âWhat a good little flag. I have to study it carefully!â
From his point of view, Ceng Niu would die for sure. It was impossible for two Soul Transformation cultivators to be unable to kill a mere Soul Formation cultivator.
Wang Linâs face became even more pale and a hint of despair appeared in his heart. His original body definitely couldnât come. Ignoring the fact that it was too far away, his original body still couldnât come here or he would die for real.
He had to stall for time until Sun Tai arrived. This was the only way!
However, all of his spiritual energy was used up when he used the restriction flag. There was no more spiritual energy left in his body.
The middle-aged man was about to point his finger again when one of the people in black beside the old man went forth and respectfully said, âAncestor, let junior kill this person to avenge myself!â
The middle-aged man lowered his hand and looked toward the ancestor of the Giant Demon Clan.
The ancestor looked at the black-cloaked person and nodded.
The black-cloaked person turned around and took off his mask. It was Chi Hu!
Chi Huâs eyes were calm as he flew toward Wang Lin.
âChi Hu!â As Wang Lin held the restriction flag in his hand, his eyes revealed a complicated feeling.
âCeng Niu, accept your death!â Chi Hu shouted, but his eyes revealed a mysterious light. His palm shot out a wave of spiritual energy.
When Wang Lin saw Chi Huâs gaze, his heart skipped a beat.
That wave of spiritual energy that was flying toward Wang Lin had no attack power; it was absorbed by Wang Linâs body. Soon, spiritual energy began to fill Wang Linâs body.